Means for delivering charges of molten glass



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Be it known that I, RICHARD LA Francs, aflcitizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the'oounty of Lucas and State g of- Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvement's in Means for Delivering Charges of Molten Glass, of which the following is a'jspecification.

fMy invention relates to apparatus for forming and deliveringc'harges of molten Jg-lass to the molds of'a glass blowing or Jforinin'g machine. An object of the inventi'onis to provide an improved construction and arrangement particularly ada ted for "delivering the char es to the mods of a machine of the continuously rotating type.

' In carrying out my invention I provide in *combination with the usual glass melting tank, an auxiliary receptacle located Outside of the tank into which the glass may flow in a continuous stream. The rece tacle is providedwith an outlet through w 'iich the lass is discharged, and means are providedtravel w th each mold,

to be delivered to the mo (1; and then return and advance with a succeedingmold.

" -j fOthervfeatures of the invention and the exact nature thereof will appear hereinafter.--

or controllingthe dischargeand forming the less into individual masses orgobs whic are dropped into or otherwise transferred to the molds. Mechanism is provided for-reciprocating said receptacle in synchronism. with the travel of the molds so that said rece tacle and gob forming mechanism ermitting the gob Referring to the, accompanying drawings:

. Figure l-is a sectional plan view of apaia'tus constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure2 is a diagrammatic view showing the pathsof; the molds and gob forming means.

Figure-Bis a sectional elevation at the line III-@III .on'Figure 1..

on Figure 1..

F'g're:4 is a section at the line IV-IV Figure 5 a detail showing mechanism for transmitting motion to the gob forming apparatus.

- Figures 6 to 10 illustrate a modified construction in which a vertically reciprocating plunger is employed to control the discharge of glass from the traveling receptacle. Figure 6 is a plan view of the apparatus. Figure 7 is a sectional elevation at the l ne 'tion at the line.XX on tion at the line III-VII ,on Figure 7.

VIP-VII on Fi ure 6. Fi re 8 is a sec Figure 9 is an elevation view ofthe cam N tIZICklCOHtIOlllIIg the up and down movements of the plunger. Fl ure 10 is aisec-= igure 9.

Referring particularly to Figures 1 to- 5 inclusive, the molten glass 12 flows from i a meltingtank'or' furnace 13 through a Spent 14 in the side wall of the .tank into a receptacle 15 which is mountedtoreciprocate horizontally. The body of the receptacle 15 may be made of. fire, clay or other r'efractory material and is supported on av metal frame 16 carrying front and rear rollers 17 and 18 which run on front and rear horizontal tracks 19 and 20 respectively, said tracks being supported on a stationary metal frame 21 which also formsa support for the chi Y boot or housing 22 which surrounds an covers the rece tacle 15. The receptacle is reciprocated orizontally by ing vertical drive shaft 24, said cam being formed with a track on which runs a roll 25 connected tosaid receptacle.

The glass flows from the receptacle 15 through an outlet opening 26 in the bottom thereof into a Sectional gob forming cup- 27. This cup comprises horizontally separable sections carried on armsv 28 mounted to swing about pivots 29, said arms being means of a cam 23 on a continuously rotatactuated by a cam 30. A diskcutter 31 carried on an arm 32 actuated by a-eam 33,

also forms a temporary closure for thelower end of the cup 27. The cams 30 and 33 are both mounted onia shaft 34 which, as

shown in Figure 5 is driven from the'shaft shaft 37. The gob forming cup 27, cutter 31 and actuating mechanism for said parts may be of standard construction such as shown, for example, in the patent to Joseph- 24 through gears 35, 36 and-anextensible B. Graham, No. 1,353,907, and patent to La France, No. 1,390,448 to which referencemay be'had for a detailed description.

-The operation of the gob forming me'cha-k nism brieflyfisas follows: Each revolution. of the drive shaft 24 imparts a revolution to the cam shaft 34 during which-a cycleof operations takes place. .As the glass conimences to accumulate in" the cup temporarilysupported by the cutter disk 31. The latter "is then withdrawn by its cam and the glass continues to'flow into the- 27 it is.

cup until enough for a mold charge is ac- I cumulated therein. The cam 30 then separates the en sections, permitting the accumulated go to" drop into a mold 40. The cup sections then close immediately and the cutter disk 31 operates to sever the discharged gob from the oncoming glass which then accumulates to form the succeeding gob.

During the formation and discharge of a gob, the receptacle is given a complete reciprocation by its cam 23. The molds 40 are mounted on a continiiously rotating mold table 41. The receptacle 15 advances with each mold, the cup 27 being arranged to re ister with the mold and discharge ltS 0%) during such advance. By referenceto I Figure 2, it will be seen that the are a, which representsthe path of the mold axis is approximatelyin register with the, straight line b which represents the path of the gob cup 27, so that the gob if discharged at any time during the travel of said cup from position 0 to position d will discharge its gob directly into the mold. The line b may be just outside the are a at the points 0 and (Z and poin a The flow of glass from the tank into the receptacle 15 may-be' regulated by a gate valve 42 adjustable up and down. The temperature of the glass within the boot 22 may be controlled by burners 13 which, as

shown, are arranged to direct the heating flame against the glass directly over the outformed on a stationary plate 56 supported on, standards 57 rising from the supporting frame 21. A cam roll 58 carried by theyoke 51 runs on the cam track 55. As said'roll travels from left to right (Fig. 9) from the starting position 58*, it runs on the lower section 55 of the track, thereby causing the plunger 50 to descend until the roll reaches its lowest position 58", and then to commence its upward movement, owing to the upward trend of the track. As the cam roll is completing its movement to the right it passes a switch 59 which is forced upwardly against the tension of a spring 60 by said roll and then snaps behind the roll which is now in the position 58. During the return movement of the charger, that is,*to the left, the cam roll moves upwardly along the track section 55' so just inside the are at an intermediate nuances that the plug 50 is lifted and reaches its highest point when the cam roll reaches the position 58. Said roll then moves horizontally to the starting position 58, and during such movement forces downward a switch 62 about its pivot L63,

which switch is thrown upward by a spring 64 after the camroll has passed, thereby forcing said roll to travel along the lower cam track when it again moves to the right, The plu 50 as it moves downward, exerts an expelling force on the glass, tending to discharge the glass in the form of a lump ob which is severed by the cutter 31 about the time the plunger reaches its lowest position. As the plungermoves upward it exerts a sustaining or lifting action on the glass and thereby retards or stops the flow and supports the glass during the return movement of the receptacle. The lifting action of the plunger'on the glass ma be sufficient to draw the glass upward. a ove the outlet orifice.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim-is:

1. The combination with a melting furnace or tank, of a receptacle,.means to reciprocatev said receptacle horizontally, said receptacle having an outlet for the discharge of glass, automatic means to suppl glass from the tank to said receptacle an maintain a continuous head'of glass in the receptacle over said outlet, means reciprocating with said receptacle 'to' periodically control said discharge and form the glass into individual masses, and a cutter operable to sever said masses from the glass in the receptacle.

2; The combination of a receptacle to contain molten glass, having a discharge outlet, means to reciprocate said receptaclelhorizontally, an implement extending into the glass over said outlet, and means to reciprocate said implement vertically in synchronism with the horizontal movements of the receptacle and thereby control the discharge of glass.

3. The combination of a receptacle to contain molten glass, havin a discharge outlet, means to reciprocate sai receptacle horizontally, an implement extending into the glass over said. outlet, means to reciprocate said implement vertically insynchronism with the horizontal movements of the receptacle and thereby control the discharge of glass, and .a cutter beneath said outlet operating in synchronism with the movements of said implement. to sever individual masses or charges of glass.

4. The-combination with a melting furnace or tank, of a receptacle, means to reciprocate said receptacle horizontally, said receptacle having an outlet for the discharge of glass, automatic means to supply glass from the tank to said receptacle and maintain a continuous head of glass in thereceptacleover said outlet, and means recipro catin with said receptacle and operating periodically on the glass therein to periodically control said discharge and deliver formed charges of glass.

5, The combination with a tank to contain molten lass, a receptacle located external: ly of t e tank, means for flowing glass from the tank into said receptacle, a continu- 1 ously rotating mold carriage, molds thereon, means to reciprocatesaid receptacle, the latter having a discharge outlet above the molds and arranged to travel in register with each mold and then return and register with a. succeeding mold, and forming means associated with and 'movahle towards and away from said outlet to shapethe issuing glass into formed. masses, and means separate from and movable with respect to the forming means. to sever the formed masses and deliver them to the molds.

' 6; The combination with a tank to con-1 tain molten glass, a receptacle located externall of the tank, means for flowing'glass from t e tank into said receptacle, a continuously rotating mold carriage, molds thereon, means to. reciprocate said receptacle, the latter having a discharge outlet above the molds and arranged to travel in register with each mold-and then return and register with a succeeding mold, a controlling and shaping-device, said device and outlet hav ing' a relative movement toward and away. from each other to control and shape the glass as it discharges through said outlet, and shearing means operating separately fromthe controlling and shaping means to sever and cause a formed charge of glass to be delivered to each mold as it travels in register with said outlet.

Signed at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of, Ohio, this 9th day of August,

. RICHARD LA'FRANCE. 

